Being resourceful

How can you arrange the 5 cubes so that you need the smallest number of Brush Loads of paint to cover them? Try with other numbers of cubes as well.

Have a look at this table of how children travel to school. How does it compare with children in your class?

These rectangles have been torn. How many squares did each one have inside it before it was ripped?

Can you predict when you'll be clapping and when you'll be clicking if you start this rhythm? How about when a friend begins a new rhythm at the same time?

Investigate how the four L-shapes fit together to make an enlarged L-shape. You could explore this idea with other shapes too.

Can you complete this jigsaw of the multiplication square?

This big box multiplies anything that goes inside it by the same number. If you know the numbers that come out, what multiplication might be going on in the box?

These eleven shapes each stand for a different number. Can you use the number sentences to work out what they are?

Add or subtract the two numbers on the spinners and try to complete a row of three. Are there some numbers that are good to aim for?

What numbers would you put on this number line as it goes under the sea level?